Challenge

Alan R. Barnard mathstar@salemnet.com
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:27:43 -0500


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Tune a Hamilton studio on an open stage with very poor lighting in an =
auditorium filled with Army recruits and their sergeants having various =
discussions and enthusiastic "YES, SIR!"s while a giant floor fan is =
cranking out a moderate and noisy hurricane, doors are opening and =
closing, people coming, going, and asking you questions.

When I had all but bass unisons done, I played "Anchors Aweigh." =
Everyone stopped and was dead silent. My voice, mysteriously projecting =
out from behind the piano, said, "I was in the Navy." Big laugh. Then I =
played "You're In the Army Now." No reaction; wrong generation. Realized =
NOT ONE of the people in that room and very few in the entire U.S. Army =
were even alive when I was in the Navy! Ouch.

Everyone left just as I was finishing bass unisons. Piano sounds pretty =
durn good, if I do say so. One for the memoirs.

Alan Barnard

P.S. Before someone says, "Why, you idiot, why didn't you ... " please =
note that rescheduling wasn't an option and there was nowhere to move =
the piano.

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